Archive for May 16th, 2012

Joe is back with his post-game thoughts… Now this is Joe’s kind of a game. Hellboy and the bullpen, capped by the crooked cap-wearing, Kung Fu Fernando Rodney, who held the BoSux to one run while wrapping up a 2-1 win. This is the type of game the Rays are going […]

During tonight’s game Will Rhymes was hit in the forearm with a 95 mph fastball. You could immediately see the welt forming and marks from the stitches. He tried to stay in the game, going to first base. But then he collapsed. He eventually regained consciousness and was taken off […]

This post, which will appear before every game, will include starting lineups (when we learn them) and during the game will include a Game Graph that will constantly update the percent chance the Rays have of winning this particular game. Game Graph… Source: FanGraphs Playing A Little Pepper… Earlier today, […]

Earlier today, the Rays traded for 33-year old, journeyman minor league outfielder Rich Thompson. Apparently at some point during his 11 seasons in triple-A, somebody made a short (13 minutes) movie about his life in the minors called “A Major Life in the Minor Leagues.” Whoever made the clip uploaded […]

The Rays have traded triple-A outfielder Kyle Hudson to the Phillies for triple-A outfielder Rich Thompson (via MLBTradeRumors). Hudson was acquired from the Rangers for “future considerations” just prior to the start of the season. Thompson, 33, has spent parts of 11 different seasons in triple-A, with four different organizations. […]

If somebody ever asks us why the Rays are successful, we will tell them about Stuart Sternberg and Andrew Friedman, and then we will show them this interview with Joe Maddon. Our favorite line? “You’ve gotta go under the hood to find the edge man” Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

Hideki Matsui made his debut with the Durham Bulls last night, going 0-4. He did just miss a home run in his second at bat. Here are his first two at bats and his post-game press conference… FIRST AT BAT: SECOND AT BAT: POST-GAME: Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

The Rays won their third in a row last night, by sweeping the two-game set with the Blue Jays. Just a small set of images today, but as usual, here are the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter… [imagebrowser id=49] Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 4, Blue Jays 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: David Price. The Rays needed 7 innings from Price and he delivered, giving up 3 runs on 6 […]

Joe is back with his post-game thoughts…. Joe watched Ben Zobrist’s seeing-eye, bloop double, all those Jays errors, and Brett Lawrie’s almost justifyable temper tantrum, and Joe couldn’t help but sit back and contemplate after the Rays’ 4-3 win that destiny really is on Tampa Bay’s side this season. And for this […]